Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RoyalChick]

So glad to be home - the past few days have been misery with my legs/back, and trying to catch the wild man yesterday I must have twisted wrong… I am not 19 anymore!

Tonight I put the wee fella in Lulus stall. Still had to chase him around to catch him but much easier!

I have noticed he is molting.
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Awww. Sorry you are in pain.

 

[bgmathteach]

Minnie is not in great shape. I can't see anything wrong (well apart from the diarrhea that she has had for a while now). But she looks depressed and is just sitting on her own in a corner of the Chicken Palace.
She is drinking but not eating much.
I don't know if she is just depressed because she is now a lonesome or if the diarrhea is finally draining her energy.

She has always been friendly with you, yes? Maybe a little time with you and a few treats (like maybe a mix of a few raisins and mealworms) so a mix of energy and protein???

I'm hoping she is okay

 

[Ponypoor]

So happy to see the gals enjoying themselves, I never had a chance to move the nest boxes and I have had a savage headache most of the day, and still do. I did shove a stick into the hole under the pavers to see how far it went. About 2’ along the cement wall under the pavers. I think I will put a couple of rat traps out tomorrow night and see what I get. Meanwhile it doesn’t appear to have breached the paver flooring in the hen house. But I will keep Marty up on the roost to be safe!!

The gals out and about

Dorothy can sure shovel dirt!

Whiskers enjoying the dirt also

Poor Blanche looking sad, but soon she will be glorious again!

 

[Ponypoor]

Awww. Sorry you are in pain.

Thank you - I am just so happy to be home with the chickies and ponies Need to take something for my raging migraine - it’s interfering with my quality critter time haha.

 

[Ponypoor]

Minnie is not in great shape. I can't see anything wrong (well apart from the diarrhea that she has had for a while now). But she looks depressed and is just sitting on her own in a corner of the Chicken Palace.
She is drinking but not eating much.
I don't know if she is just depressed because she is now a lonesome or if the diarrhea is finally draining her energy.

Is she maybe molting? Sophia was like that last year and went through a horrid molt

 

[featherhead007]

You get back ok?

I bet your kiddos were fine, …. Where they ok?

They are all okay

 

[Ponypoor]

Just checked the cameras and Marty is sleeping on her little ledge - her head is hanging down hahaha

 

[Ponypoor]

They are all okay

That’s great bet they missed you though

 

[RoyalChick]

She has always been friendly with you, yes? Maybe a little time with you and a few treats (like maybe a mix of a few raisins and mealworms) so a mix of energy and protein???

I'm hoping she is okay

Yes, good idea. I tried some of that today but greedy Diana kept grabbing Minnie's treats when she was being slow. Tomorrow I will lock the others in/out so she and I can spend some quality treat time.
I also need to get serious about the diarrhea. She, Dotty and Maggie have had diarrhea for weeks. We found roundworms and coccidiae on fecal test and I treated for both but with no improvement, and then in the middle of the treatment Minnie got sour crop. Maybe a coincidence but I suspect not.
So, maybe she has amprolium resistant coccidiae? Or, less likely, fenbendazole resistant round worms.
The mystery is why Diana and the Hooligans seem not to have any issue.

 

[RoyalChick]

Is she maybe molting? Sophia was like that last year and went through a horrid molt

I don't think so, but I will look out for feathers.